21 archives found for "April, 2014"

We can’t know for sure when the end will come — but at least we can be prepared. Dean Reynolds takes us to a town putting those words into practice: La Crosse, Wis., is a lively Mississippi River town that talks a lot about death. We came to La Crosse because, at last count, 96 percent [...]

I am in total sympathy with the people who want to end their lives because technology has taken over humanity. Albert Einstein said “I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.” Many young people who have been raised [...]

#1. The annual death rate is expected to increase 1.3 times, to 1,540,000 by 2015. Currently, 80% of deaths occur in hospitals, but to increase the number of hospital to meet the demand of ?death beds? would be difficult and unrealistic. At the national level, Japan is aiming to shorten hospital [...]

MORE than 1600 people have signed a petition backing the late Margo MacDonald’s Bill that would legalise assisted suicide in Scotland. Two weeks after the MSP died at her home, the campaign backing her Bill has revealed a surge in support since its launch at the start of the year. My Life, My [...]